You've got guts. - It's not guts. It's desperation.
I can't tell you how often I felt like giving up.
But though he acts so cold, this man's been very kind to me.
I must keep on to learn how my sister is doing.
- Where is she? - Taishihkiao.
That's near Kaji's place.
Yes, that's why I'm sticking with him.
Now our only worry is overeating, not starving.
Dog!
Stop that! What are you doing?
Stand up!
We mean you no harm.
We just wish to ask our way.
Have any Russians come this way?
The bastard's pretending he's deaf.
We just want to return home.
Which way is Jinpohu?
Good. Thank you.
Damn! We were tricked!
That dog! I should've shot him.
They hate us because our troops raid their fields.
It's strange. How come they're armed?
It can't just be guns from our stragglers.
Maybe they formed their own peasant militia.
Let's get out of here.
No, we'd be surrounded.
Watch for a chance to make a dash for it.
You came just in time.
Our scouts blundered, and things have gotten nasty.
Front-line unit?
More like "wiped-out unit."
You fought hard then!
What do you think of this plan?
They're searching over there.
You cover us from here
while we make a run for those woods.
Then we'll cover you from there.
Sounds good...
but not for us.
Why not?
Where are your scouts?
See those four or five men? That's where they got them.
Shut up!
You didn't go help them?
With these few men?
I'd hate to find you couldn't help us either once you got across.
I'll stay here with your men to provide cover.
Tange and the others will go first and then cover us.
We'll cooperate on those terms.
Meaning you don't trust us?
Wait a minute. Why not wait till dark?
Impossible.
They've already spotted us. We can't lose this chance.
You may be right.
Tighten your laces!
Let's go!
Fire at random just to pin 'em down!
It's our turn. Let's go!
Come on!
- Does it hurt? - Not too bad.
Damn! I'm dead tired!
That damned Ujiie finally got his!
They got him?
Those bastards are having a field day!
Their militia seems to indicate that the war must be over.
If so, they'd announce it and urge us to surrender.
Would they just come after us?
Would you surrender?
No.
Of course not!
Being POWs would cramp our style.
We may be paying dearly for our worthless freedom.
Damn, it's freezing!
If you'd listened to me,
we'd be by a fireplace dreaming about dames right now.
He gets scared every time we get near civilians.
We don't have to be so afraid of a few Chinks with guns.
You okay?
Yes, except for the shivering.
Does your leg hurt?
It's only pain.
Now I appreciate the value of a roof overhead.
I never realized it before, but now I understand.
Know what I'm talking about?
It's so nice to have a home to protect you from wind and rain.
Michiko...
our happiness was an illusion.
For the joys we shared at the cost of Chinese sacrifices,
I am now paying dearly.
What's more, I must kill and steal
to fight my way back to you.
Michiko...
will you and I ever get a chance to start anew?
No village in sight.
Strange.
Shall we rest here?
Those pigs look good.
Doesn't seem unoccupied.
There's probably no danger.
We sleep under a roof at last!
We'll stop here to rest.
Great! I'll get a pig.
The aroma of steaming fat reminds me of that Russian place, eh, Fukumoto?
What a joint!
It was great!
They had honey, and all the meat you wanted.
White female flesh too.
What a jackass!
The gal spreads her legs wide, and he stands there shaking!
You lucky dogs!
Just about then we were eating snails in the woods.
Cut out the bragging.
Touch a woman while you're with me and I'll shoot you.
Who gives a shit about white or Chink dames anyway?
They're raping our women.
It's war. An eye for an eye.
These guys don't realize who they're talking to.
I can guess.
Then stop being such a wet blanket.
You have to enjoy the moment.
That's an awful wound!
It's healed now.
Kaji cauterized it with gunpowder during the battle.
He did, did he?
Hey, sister, want me to scrub you down?
Nice ass! - Cut it out!
That ass must be itching by now.
It's a bit baffling,
this oasis for rejects from the outside world like us.
Let's go outside. It's depressing in here.
Let's call the men and get out of here.
It's dangerous wherever we go.
Why not relax the reins a bit?
Am I too hard on them?
You're not satisfied until you've dragged everyone else
up to your own level.
Of course...
that's probably why you're alive today.
We're moving on.
Hurry up and get out.
I'm undressing. - Don't mind me.
Never seen a naked woman?
You've gone a long time without it too. What do you say?
Who'd want to do it with you?
I can't pay, but you're not worth that much anyway, so come on.
Come on! How about it?
Touch me and I'll scream!
What are you doing undressing here? It's dangerous!
Why don't you mind your own business?
Go back and get ready to leave.
You can complain later.
Stop teasing the men.
I wasn't teasing them.
The tension eases and you ladies are back to your old tricks.
"You ladies"?
Stop acting so big.
I happen to prefer his type.
I don't care who you prefer. There's danger everywhere.
One wrong move could mean trouble for us all.
Then I won't trouble you anymore.
You'll see.
That's enough!
The dog! He was spying on us.
Maybe he lives here. Maybe we ate his pig.
That's quite a coup for you.
Lucky I was taking a crap out there
or we'd be in hot water now.
Is this your house?
Yes.
I'm sorry we killed your pig.
The hell you are! What gives with you two?
Son of a bitch!
Break through that wall!
Over here!
They're moving in.
Hurry up!
All right.
Let's go!
Will PFC Kaji be all right?
What'll we do if something happens to him?
We'll manage. The man's not God.
It's not like we don't know east from west.
From here on...
I quit running and start fighting.
They can kill you and me if they want.
But why civilians? And a woman?
They're on edge just like us.
You think that's an excuse?
That kind of thinking justifies anything.
He was still alive with his guts hanging out.
I put him out of his misery.
Bastards! What a horrible way to die.
Where are the others?
Out there somewhere. Go find them, would you?
I'll bury the girl.
- I'll take care of the others. - Manchus?
Any objections?
If you can bury the girl,
you can bury the Manchus too.
But I'll do it for you.
I hope we can make it to that cornfield.
If we're trapped in here, we've had it.
Here they come.
- Sir! - Calm down. They're still far off.
Seems we're not the only Japanese stragglers. What do we do?
Can't let our goose be cooked with theirs.
In any case, let's keep moving.
They pillaged this place good. The Chinese are out for revenge.
We can't get caught up in this mess.
Damn! Now we're really in trouble.
What do we do? We'll never get out of here.
We'll never make it.
- We're doomed! - We didn't do anything!
Oh, we didn't?
Smoke from the rear, sir!
Let's run for it this way!
It's no use.
They'll get us as we come out. No one will get out alive.
Looks like the end of the road, boys.
Let's surrender.
Fool!
Because they smoked us out?
They didn't ask us to surrender.
They mean to smoke us out and kill us!
Team up!
We're going through the fire line.
Can't be many guns past that.
Terada! Come on!
Terada, come on!
That was a close one!
We'll lie low here until dark.
We made it...
but I don't approve of your methods.
And we lost another man.
Hironaka?
I'm not blaming you.
I understand.
At the railroad we'll find out what's happened.
Every man can choose for himself. We'll part there.
Looks like Japanese refugees.
Mostly women, judging from their clothes.
Should we call to them?
No, let's watch a bit longer.
What happened?
Don't look!
I can't believe it.
The Red Army wouldn't mistreat civilians.
Not any civilians - just Japanese women.
And the Manchus squeal on us to the Russians.
The prison convoys are a sickening sight.
Any woman will do.
Nothing's more pitiful than the women of a defeated nation.
Of course there must be scoundrels in the Red Army too.
A handful among the millions.
A few dozen or a few hundred like that
don't undermine the theory of the Red- no - the People's Army.
A flaw of the transition period
that will surely be corrected.
The Red Army should be different from the Japanese or the Nazis.
Fundamentally different even from the American army.
Minor incidents from a historical standpoint
can be of vital importance to the individual.
For those who've seen such failings, the scars never heal.
The blood of hatred will continue to ooze from the wounds,
forming a breeding ground for distrust that can't be wiped out.
A trivial event perhaps, but also a stain on humanity.
How can you defend such a thing?
The Reds further south were probably like that too.
I still have faith.
Soldiers...
are you headed for south Manchuria?
We were visiting our uncle when hostilities broke out.
Where are your parents?
I don't know.
You two are making your way to Korea?
No, back to Peihutow,
though we're not sure what we'll find.
Will you take us with you?
Even Nanhutow would be good enough.
How old are you?
Eighteen.
We move fast.
We can keep up. We have this far.
You had no trouble on the way?
We had some tough geisha with us. They sacrificed themselves for us.
And where are they now?
They were taken away.
They say the kid went mad when the Russians pointed a gun at him
and he saw them raping his sister.
Shut up!
I'm sorry you have to rest so often for our sake.
Why do you make your sister do everything?
He'll perk up when we get home.
I can't let anything happen to him
before we get back to our parents.
If feels great. You should try it.
I don't usually look like this.
Much better. Very pretty.
Is Jinpohu very far off?
No, not far.
Go straight and you'll reach Nanhutow.
Where are you headed?
Back to Korea.
How are things in Peihutow?
My village is only 12 miles from there,
but I really couldn't say.
I don't think there are still people there.
All the Japanese farmers have already left the area.
You follow this lakeshore to Hutow, right?
Yes. It's about 24 miles.
Can you two make it on your own?
Yes, I think we'll be all right.
I've been thinking about what that Korean peasant told us.
Even if you go back,
you may find your father and mother gone.
It may not be wise to press on.
If you have no place to go,
why not come with me?
I don't know what's left where I'm headed either...
but you could continue searching from there or return to Japan.
Wouldn't that be wiser?
I'd rather try my own home first.
If my parents are gone, we still have Chinese friends there.
I have to see for myself.
I'll take them. How about it, Fukumoto?
If her parents are there, we can relax there a while.
What do you say, sister?
I'm sick of walking.
We'll rest a while and then plan our next step.
What if there are no Japanese there?
Then maybe we'll join the guerrillas
and make her our leader.
They're sure walking fast.
They're in a hurry to get home.
If her home is gone, this detour may be for nothing.
Leave it to me. I'll figure out something.
Damn, she has a nice ass!
It's strange.
They come after us with fire and antitank guns,
yet they overlook spots like this.
A paradise for the defeated.
Hey, buddy! What unit?
Remnants of the border unit.
Damn! We really lost?
We were all dragged into this by a slip of paper.
The big brass should figure out how to get us out.
You may be right,
but by now they're all prisoners or have flown the coop to Japan.
But even Japan must be -
So the Americans take Japan and the Russians take Manchuria?
The Soviets wouldn't do that. They'll return it to the Chinese.
To Chiang Kai-shek?
I don't know, but to the Chinese, in any case.
The Soviet Union doesn't need more territory.
Their sole aim has always been the liberation of China.
So they're happy to do all the work for nothing?
Tange.
This liberation...
how will it take place?
The Communist Chinese will take over.
All conditions for revolution are in place.
That means civil war.
Are you guys Reds?
Why not run to the Russians with your tails wagging?
We have no tails to wag.
So you're fake commies?
Glad you're not the real thing. - Who goes there?
- Friends! - Proceed!
It's stinkin' cold out there! Like winter!
Were we happy when we saw these lights from the woods!
Not a bad place to make a final stand, eh?
Plenty of supplies. What's the plan?
Hikita, where'd you leave that girl and her brother?
How far did you get?
We took her to a hill overlooking her village.
She was a smart one. She said that was far enough.
Stop lying!
You walked 50 miles more than we did today?
So what if he's lying?
What's it to you?
If you were so worried, why didn't you escort them yourself?
You didn't get your chance because I offered first.
You were trying to impress her.
She'd already been worked over by the Reds.
Why should she deserve special treatment?
And just what treatment did you give her?
I gave her the appropriate treatment.
Meaning?
You want to know? I wiped the Russian filth off her.
Now talk!
What did you bastards do to her and her brother?
Get out of here!
I'm confiscating your weapons.
Terada, take their rifles.
You bastards can crawl on all fours from now on.